5/1/08
Kufuor to go to Kenya in attempt to ease crisis
Swissinfo – Switzerland
By C. Bryson Hull and Barry Moody NAIROBI (Reuters) – Ghanaian President John Kufuor is to visit Kenya next week in an attempt to break the country’s …
www.swissinfo.ch/eng/news/international/Kufuor_to_go_to_
Kenya_in_attempt_to_ease_crisis.html?siteSect=143&sid=
8590368&cKey=1199560147000&ty=ti
Kenya health crisis ‘within days’
BBC News – UK
Kenya faces a health crisis within days if political violence in the country continues, a UK charity has warned. More than 300 people have been killed in …
news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7173388.stm
Kenya’s Kibaki Backs Formation of Unity Government (Update1)
Bloomberg – USA
5 (Bloomberg) — Kenya’s President Mwai Kibaki said he’s prepared to form a government of national unity to end a dispute over last month’s elections, …
www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=
20601085&sid=aja.LgQ_xrdI&refer=europe
Police chief says Kenya security returning to normal
AFP –
NAIROBI (AFP) — The security situation in Kenya is returning to normal after more than a week of political violence that has killed hundreds of people and …
afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5jLmrQ0p_jNudC18yx0U0mq_plCow
Remembering Kenya
And this earth that drinks our blood like a hungry child, this earth that we have scorched to cinders – when we are done eating it, how much of it will be left for Kenya? My dear, our child is born, is dying. Tomorrow the child will be …
www.pambazuka.org/en/category/books/45211
Inside Kenya’s Clumsily Rigged Election
CBS News – New York,NY,USA
Kenya is not in the same league as Somalia of today, or Rwanda of 1994. It is one of Africa’s best-off countries, with high productivity, one of the world’s …
www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/01/04/opinion/main3675444.shtml
AU’s Kufuor shelves plans to visit to Kenya to mediate
Reuters South Africa – Johannesburg,South Africa
ACCRA (Reuters) – Ghana’s President John Kufuor, the chair of the African Union, has shelved plans to hold talks in Kenya with political leaders because …
africa.reuters.com/top/news/usnBAN532529.html
Racial tensions dividing Kenya
BBC News – UK
By Adam Mynott Attempts are continuing in Kenya to solve the crisis which erupted after last week’s disputed election. Hundreds of people have been killed …
news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/from
_our_own_correspondent/7172038.stm
Kenya Opposition Seeks New Vote
The Associated Press –
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya’s opposition party demanded new presidential elections Friday as thousands of hungry slum dwellers swamped aid workers after …
ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5iQUIr
JzN6krWc0yJ6DP3ySeXQekQD8TVBSS81
Pope calls for peace and dialogue in Kenya
International Herald Tribune – France
AP VATICAN CITY: Pope Benedict XVI on Saturday decried the killings in Kenya following disputed elections and urged the start of dialogue and an immediate …
www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/01/05
/europe/EU-GEN-Vatican-Kenya.php
US Peace Corps Evacuates Volunteers from Western Kenya
Voice of America – USA
By VOA News The US Peace Corps is evacuating 35 of its volunteers from western Kenya because of the violence that has rocked the country since the disputed …
www.voanews.com/english/2008-01-05-voa14.cfm
Alternative solution for Kenya election stalemate
By bankelele(bankelele)
These however cannot be overseen by the electoral commission of Kenya. In fact, after the 1982 coup attempt, the air force that instigated the coup were disbanded, and replaced by an 82 Air Force which ran for the next dozen years. …
bankelele.blogspot.com/2008/01/alte
rnative-solution-for-kenya-election.html
Kenya: Review of Elections Needed to End Violence
AllAfrica.com – Washington,USA
An independent investigation of the presidential elections is needed to
avert further violence in Kenya, Human Rights Watch said today. …
allafrica.com/stories/200801050007.html
Kenya: Kibaki, Raila Spell Out Conditions
AllAfrica.com – Washington,USA
The injuries and destruction of property witnessed since the release of the
controversial results are legendary in scale in independent Kenya’s
history. …
allafrica.com/stories/200801050003.html
Thousands face starvation in Kenya
Los Angeles Times – CA,USA
By Robyn Dixon, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer NAIROBI, KENYA — Up to
100000 people face starvation in western Kenya because of election-related
tribal …
www.latimes.com/news/printedition/asection/la-fg-ke
nya5jan05,1,7948595.story?coll=la-news-a_section
How peaceful was Kenya to begin with?
Seattle Times – United States
By McClatchy Newspapers and Chicago Tribune Peace Corps leaving: About 35
Peace Corps workers stationed in Kenya’s three westernmost provinces that
have …
seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nation
world/2004108743_kenyaview05.html
Kenyan bloggers at home and abroad
BBC News – UK
As the humanitarian crisis grows in Kenya in the wake of the violent
response to the disputed election, some are taking their protests and
opinions to the …
news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/talking_point/7171284.stm
A seminal moment for Kenya – and nothing like Rwanda
Globe and Mail – Canada
JOHANNESBURG — The horrific events in Kenya have caught the attention of
the Western media, which are more accustomed to thinking of the country as
an …
www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20080105.
KENYAANALYSIS05/TPStory/TPInternational/Africa/
US has big stake in steering Kenya back from brink
Chicago Tribune – United States
By Paul Salopek | Tribune foreign correspondent January 5, 2008 NAIROBI,
Kenya — Mary Wambui sat dazed with grief under a tree on the outskirts of
this …
www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld
/chi-kenya_sat_salopekjan05,1,3540568.story
Kenya: Red Cross Seeks Funds
AllAfrica.com – Washington,USA
The Kenya Red Cross Society (KRCS) has appealed for Sh957 million to help
more than 500000 violence victims. At a press conference, yesterday, …
allafrica.com/stories/200801040797.html
US diplomat intervenes in Kenya
By admin
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The leading US diplomat for Africa met with Kenya’s president and the head of the opposition on Saturday to encourage a peaceful resolution after the disputed presidential election that sparked days of deadly riots …
fairproxy.com/2008/01/05/us-diplomat-intervenes-in-kenya/
Miliband in Kenya power share call
The Press Association –
Foreign Secretary David Miliband has called on leaders of Kenya’s feuding
political parties to come together in a power-sharing agreement to restore
peace …
ukpress.google.com/article/ALeqM
5hd-LOWH-ndZkvSooh78jk1hW3j4g
Questions-and-answers about the conflict in Kenya
Seattle Times – United States
By Kristi Heim Sylvia Kang’ara, a law professor at the University of
Washington, grew up in Kenya’s Rift Valley. She studied at the University
of Nairobi …
seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld
/2004108435_webkenyaqampa05.html
Kenya: Kibaki-Raila Deal Possible, Says Tutu
AllAfrica.com – Washington,USA
South African Anglican Archbishop Desmond Tutu Friday hinted at the
possibility of a coalition government as a way of ending Kenya’s political
crisis. …
allafrica.com/stories/200801050001.html
Va. Peace Corps Worker Details Perils in Kenya
Washington Post – United States
By yesterday, Kehoe and other volunteers were out of Kenya, away from the
carnage that began when President Mwai Kibaki won reelection. …
www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/
article/2008/01/04/AR2008010403859.html
Kenya Isn’t Rwanda
New York Times – United States
Even looking at Africa, you can argue that the countries that have recently
gotten praise for combining democracy with growth — Ghana, Senegal, and
Kenya …
kristof.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/01
/04/kenya-isnt-rwanda/?ref=opinion
Comment on Kenya Is Burning. Stop The Fighting! by D
The stupidity of our leaders is embarassing to the wanaanchi of Kenya. How does one expect the mobs committing crimes on the ground to have sense when the leaders they are apparently fighting for have no sense either. …
www.thinkersroom.com/blog/2008/01/kenya
-is-burning-stop-the-fighting/#comment-112080
Omens In Kenya
By Andrew Sullivan
Although Kibaki seems to be effectively utilizing the security forces to maintain a modicum of order in Nairobi, the situation upcountry is more questionable and the main trade route between Kenya and Uganda appears still to be blocked …
andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily
_dish/2008/01/a-reader-writ-6.html
FAQ: What next for Kenya?
Guardian Unlimited – UK
The economy, one of the success stories of Kenya in recent years, is taking
a battering. The Nairobi stock exchange has slipped sharply, as has the
Kenyan …
www.guardian.co.uk/kenya/story/0,,2235746,00.html
Britain renews call for Kenya to allow AU boss to mediate
AFP –
LONDON (AFP) — Britain on Friday called on Kenya’s political leaders to
allow the head of the African Union to visit the country to mediate in the
violent …
afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5hVpYw_zVQ0QfTVAS6kkkvDZUaprQ
Court ‘to approve’ new Kenya vote
Aljazeera.net – Qatar
Alfred Mutua, a government spokesman, said on Thursday the only way Kibaki
would accept a new election would be if Kenya’s constitutional court
ordered it. …
english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/4DF0FC
D3-AEE9-47A1-8A97-A8118DF4024F.htm
US Workers Evacuated From Western Kenya
The Associated Press –
WASHINGTON (AP) — Peace Corps volunteers in western Kenya were being
evacuated from their posts because of postelection political and tribal
violence that …
ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5i4-1IN
672cbOIqSR0BeftF7gRTJwD8TVBTJO0
Urgent Aid for Kenya— Food, Supplies, and Support
By Dana Ledyard
GlobalGiving will disburse donated funds to organizations providing aid in Kenya. Needs include food, medical supplies, transportation, shelter, clothes, and counseling for victims who have been beaten or raped. …
www.globalgiving.com/pr/2000/proj1980a.html
Tourists Skip Kenya, Head to Tanzania
By Donovan
Given the recent outbreak of violence in Kenya from the presidential elections, thousands of tourists have canceled their safaris in Kenya, scared that the violence will escalate. Although no violence has been directed at tourists yet, …
www.mtkilimanjarologue.com/planning/
random/tourists-skip-kenya-head-to-tanzania.html
Was peace an illusion? Clashes raise questions about Kenya’s stability
Seattle Times – United States
By Shashank Bengali NAIROBI, Kenya — Kenya always thought of itself as
special, and the United States considered it a reliable ally in a dangerous…
seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/na
tionworld/2004107916_webkenya04.html
Miliband urges Kenya co-operation
BBC News – UK
Foreign Secretary David Miliband has called on the leaders of Kenya’s
political parties to share power, as violence continues in the country. …
news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/7172625.stm
Kenya: Raila Blocked Again
AllAfrica.com – Washington,USA
Thousands of police in Kenya were deployed around Nairobi, to prevent
another opposition rally. However, reports coming out of Nairobi indicated
that …
allafrica.com/stories/200801040766.html
Red Cross sends more aid to Kenya
Xinhua – China
4 (Xinhua) — The Swiss-run International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)
said on Friday it will send additional staff and relief supplies to Kenya,…
news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-01/05/content_7365968.htm
US evacuates Peace Corps workers from western Kenya because of …
International Herald Tribune – France
AP WASHINGTON: US Peace Corps volunteers in western Kenya were being
evacuated from their posts because of postelection political and tribal
violence that …
www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/01/04/am
erica/NA-GEN-US-Kenya-Peace-Corps.php
Violence Softens in Kenya
New York Times – United States
By JEFFREY GETTLEMAN NAIROBI, Kenya — If the price of cabbage is any
indicator, things may be edging back to normal here in Kenya’s capital.…
www.nytimes.com/2008/01/05/world
/africa/05nairobi.html?ref=world
Kenya Election Violence Threatens Gains in East Africa’s Top Economy
Voice of America – USA
The violence this week in Kenya has thrown the usually peaceful country
into crisis. Its economic and democratic progress may be in danger. …
www.voanews.com/specialenglish/2008-01-04-voa1.cfm
Kenya: Democracy On Trial
AllAfrica.com – Washington,USA
On Thursday December 27th 2007, shortly after polling stations were closed,
Kenya was hailed as having fulfilled an African dream – to have a free and
fair …
allafrica.com/stories/200801040507.html
Opinion: Turn Up the Heat on Kenya’s President
Deutsche Welle – Germany
The situation in Kenya remains precarious in the aftermath of the allegedly
fixed presidential elections. The world is right to insist on an
investigation …
www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,2144,3038026,00.html
Kenya: It is the People Who Have Lost the Election
AllAfrica.com – Washington,USA
Kenya is entering a protracted crisis. No one really knows who actually won
the presidential elections. Given the overwhelming number of parliamentary
seats …
allafrica.com/stories/200801040510.html
EMERGING MARKETS REPORT Political turmoil in Kenya poses risks
MarketWatch – USA
By Polya Lesova, MarketWatch NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — The political
turmoil that has engulfed Kenya following a disputed presidential election
will likely …
www.marketwatch.com/news/story/emerging-markets-report
-political-turmoil/story.aspx?guid=%7BD617C16E-AB02-4AE1-
8E89-286DE4406CF5%7D&dist=hplatest
WFP to Provide Food to Displaced In Kenya
Voice of America – USA
The WFP warns the crisis in Kenya also hampers humanitarian operations
throughout the region. Lisa Schlein reports for VOA from Geneva. …
voanews.com/english/2008-01-04-voa39.cfm